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List of Black Refugees located North West of Melville Island
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I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief [illegible] Black Refugees where names are contained in the preceding list are located upon Land at the North West of Melville Island called Refugee Hill and have built small houses and made improvements thereon Halifax 7 October 1816


Date: 12 July 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records — Black Refugees series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 65

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